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Man flees car crash, leaves family behind: police

March 21, 2010 12:24:00

Police have charged a man for crashing a stolen car with his wife and child inside during a police pursuit on the New South Wales central coast.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, kariong-2250

P-plater caught driving almost 250kph

March 21, 2010 08:18:00

Police have caught a man driving at almost 250 kilometres per hour in Sydney's south-west overnight.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, traffic-offences, australia, nsw, moorebank-2170

Twin bombs rock Athens

March 21, 2010 07:48:00

Two bombs have damaged buildings in Athens in apparent attacks on Greece's Pakistani community, but nobody has been injured.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, unrest-conflict-and-war, greece

'Frustrated youths' gain support after racing riot

March 20, 2010 17:00:00

Australia's drag racing association says the Victorian Government must bear some responsibility for fuelling the frustrating of motor sports fans, following a riot in Melbourne's south-east.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, vandalism, australia, vic, oakleigh-3166

12yo believed involved in screwdriver robbery

March 20, 2010 12:00:00

A boy as young as 12 is believed to have been involved in the robbery of an Adelaide service station early this morning.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, australia, sa, cheltenham-5014

Robbers placed job ad for accomplices

March 20, 2010 06:22:00

Two robbers in Taiwan looking for heist accomplices have filled the vacant spots by placing a fake job ad in a local newspaper.[MORE]

Tags: offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, taiwan

Thousands riot over Easternats cancellation

March 20, 2010 05:46:00

Police say up to 2,000 people were involved in a protest that turned into a riot at a tyre shop in Oakleigh in Melbourne's south-east.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, vandalism, australia, vic, oakleigh-3166

Dispute over handcuffing after hospital escape

March 19, 2010 21:08:00

The Police Commissioner does not agree with the proposal for officers to handcuff every person they arrest.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, wa, perth-6000

Teenager slashed in robbery

March 19, 2010 17:00:00

A 15-year-old boy has been slashed with a knife during an armed robbery in Perth's south-eastern suburbs.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, wa, kelmscott-6111

Police end search for Sydney campus gunman

March 19, 2010 16:33:00

Police say they are confident a gunman at a Sydney university campus is no longer in the area and have called off the search.[MORE]

Tags: university-and-further-education, crime, australia, nsw, werrington-2747

Alleged carjacker and escapee appears in court

March 19, 2010 15:00:00

A 22-year-old man who sparked two major police searches has appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on a string of charges.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, wa, mirrabooka-6061

Hope for distinctive belt to identify child kidnapper

March 19, 2010 15:00:00

Police hope distinctive clothing will help find the man who abducted a six-year-old girl in Wagga Wagga last month.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, australia, nsw, griffith-2680, wagga-wagga-2650

Suspected card skimming scam in Darwin

March 19, 2010 14:33:00

A skimming device has been found on a Commonwealth Bank ATM in Darwin.[MORE]

Tags: crime, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Teen jailed over chef murder, actress assault

March 19, 2010 14:19:00

A teenager who kicked Sydney chef Daniel Owen to death and attacked two other people, including an All Saints actress, has been jailed for more than 12 years. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, marrickville-2204

Home invasion accused to front court

March 19, 2010 14:08:00

A North Melbourne man is due to face court this afternoon over an armed home invasion in Ballarat last night. [MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, burglary, ballarat-3350

Shand jury discharged without verdict

March 19, 2010 14:00:00

The jury deliberating the corruption trial of Brisbane businessman Harold Shand has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Youths blamed for Morawa vandalism

March 19, 2010 14:00:00

Authorities in Morawa believe a group of juveniles is responsible for a wave of vandalism across the town. [MORE]

Tags: local-government, law-crime-and-justice, crime, vandalism, wa, morawa-6623

Sydney campus evacuated as police hunt gunman

March 19, 2010 14:00:00

A University of Western Sydney site is evacuated after a woman was held-up in the car park.[MORE]

Tags: education, university-and-further-education, law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, australia, nsw, kingswood-2747

Extradition for alleged drug kingpin

March 19, 2010 13:39:00

Police in Perth say a man wanted over the seizure of one of the state's biggest drug busts two years ago has been arrested in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, wa, safety-bay-6169

Balcony fall murderer on reign of terror, court told

March 19, 2010 13:32:00

A court has heard that a Sydney man who raped an 18-year-old student who later fell to her death was on a reign of terror. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, waterloo-2017

Police hunt man over sex assaults

March 19, 2010 13:25:00

South Hedland police are investigating a series of indecent assaults on three women.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, sexual-offences, assault, australia, wa, south-hedland-6722

Man reclaims stolen OAM

March 19, 2010 13:21:00

A Carnarvon man has come forward to claim his Order of Australia Medal which had been stolen during a burglary at his home.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, burglary, australia, wa, carnarvon-6701, geraldton-6530, karratha-6714

92yo pensioner's stolen car found

March 19, 2010 13:10:00

An East Ringwood pensioner got some good news today when police told her they had found her beloved 1978 Torana Sunbird car, which was stolen eleven days ago.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, crime, vic, ringwood-east-3135

Parolee housing plan 'admission of Govt failure'

March 19, 2010 12:46:00

The Member for Wagga Wagga has criticised planning for a controversial house for parolees.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, crime, prisons-and-punishment, australia, nsw, gumly-gumly-2652, wagga-wagga-2650

Man to front court accused of gun theft

March 19, 2010 12:33:00

A 38-year-old man has been charged with stealing a gun and a metal detector from a car in Coolgardie. [MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, coolgardie-6429, kalgoorlie-6430